Chapter 7 Teaching Geography

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Did you know...
AVENUES run north and south, STREETS run east and west!
Important information:
https://www.flocabulary.com/topics/geography/

Watch this TOUR of the States:
http://safeshare.tv/v/ss564159ef033e1

Latitude and Longitude:
https://safeshare.tv/x/ss5820e6f8d123a
https://www.flocabulary.com/unit/longitude-and-latitude/video/

GEOPOLIS activity at Carillon Elementary 10-16:


Continents and Oceans Video Song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFIS3aLQPfs&sns=em

GLOGSTER EDU- Use glogs to create virtual posters about GEOGRAPHY:
http://youtu.be/HiS-Mdm3ZXc

NS created a glogster virtual poster to teach her students about the setting of a multicultural story about Cinderalla. 1st grade 3-16

Sample glogs can be found here:
http://teachsocialstudies.wikispaces.com/Chapter+3+Instructional+Strategies

Project PLACE Geography unit 2017- Nell Duke:

LET'S PLAY A GAME on the IWB!
http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-games/index.php

LET'S PERFORM A QR CODE "HUNT"!
THE "HUNT": http://www.classtools.net/QR/teacher.php?fold=50&fname=YS9ZD
THE ANSWERS...SSHHHH: http://www.classtools.net/QR/questions_list.php?fold=50&fname=YS9ZD&stage=&diff=0

• For even more ideas on using QR codes check out this link:

http://ilearntechnology.com/?p=4211

Create your own QR codes here; its EASY and fast!
http://www.qrstuff.com/

Spalding's Geo-Wild QR Code Hunt F14

QR Code Hunt Fall 2015

MORE Geography RESOURCES Below:


Great blog post regarding how the states got their names:
http://mvp.schoolfy.com/#2367

Need a great printable map? Check out:
http://www.mrprintables.com/printable-map-of-the-united-states.html

HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF A QUICK PRE/POST QUIZ USING THE IWB ACTIVOTE EXPRESSION REMOTES (April 2013):

Student Sample- QR code activity to teach about North America:


Use GOOGLE Earth:
Scavenger Hunt: http://www.erintegration.com/2016/01/24/google-earth-scavenger-hunt/
Have you heard of Google Lit Trips? A fantastic way to integrate Google Earth and quality children's literature titles!
http://googlelittrips.com/GoogleLit/Home.html
Google Lit Trip demo: http://vimeo.com/groups/googlelittrips/videos/17886813

Geography Games:
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/geographygames/
http://www.surfnetkids.com/directory/Geography/
http://www.ducksters.com/geography/

GEOGRAPHY Activities & Resources:
10 Ways to Teach about Geography!
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/04/all-over-the-map-10-ways-to-teach-about-geography/
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/12/where-they-were-using-maps-across-the-curriculum/

Amazing images of famous and historic buildings:
http://favoritearchitecture.org/#

National Geographic- MapMaker Interactive
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/mapping/interactive-map/?ar_a=1

Mr. Mimal, acronym for learning the order of states along the Mississippi River, lesson and activity:
http://teachershare.scholastic.com/resources/13897

Geocaching is amazing!
http://www.geocaching.com/education/default.aspx
November 2013- A geocache rockets to SPACE! http://blog.geocaching.com/2013/10/geocaching-rockets-into-space-again/
http://youtu.be/gz2263PM-cA
Watch this cool series of caches set up in Central Park in NYC!

Check out these computer games for every grade level!
http://www.abcya.com/second_grade_computers.htm

Library of Congress' Zoom into Maps:
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/maps/introduction.html

Don't forget about using songs and poetry while teaching GEOGRAPHY!

Educational Rap Songs!
http://www.educationalrap.com/song/50-states-50-capitals.html
http://www.educationalrap.com/58/geography-in-the-usa.html#resources